Shakespeare quiz: fact or fake?

To quiz or not to quiz – that is the question! We think you always ought to quiz, especially when it comes to testing your knowledge on the incredible William Shakespeare! Yes, that’s the big legend who wrote all of those awesome plays and poems and even coined so many of the words we use today! Fancy proving how much you know about him? Can you win against your friends? Let’s find out!

Question 1Question 1 out of 10:

Right, let’s start with a simple one. William Shakespeare was born in 1564. Fact or fake?

A: Fact B: Fake

Question 2Question 2 out of 10:

Shakespeare invented the word ‘bedazzled’. True or false?

A: True B: False

Question 3Question 3 out of 10:

Okay – you know this one! Shakespeare was born in a place called 
Stratford-Upon-Avon which is in England. Fact or fake?

A: Fact B: Fake

Question 4Question 4 out of 10:

Shakespeare’s play Hamlet begins with this famous line: “When shall we three meet again. In thunder, lightning, or in rain?” Fact or fake?

A: Fact B: Fake

Question 5Question 5 out of 10:

Shakespeare lived next door to the famous artist, Van Gogh – fact or fake?

A: Fact B: Fake

Question 6Question 6 out of 10:

Shakespeare wrote nearly 40 plays. Fact or fake?

A: Fact B: Fake

Question 7Question 7 out of 10:

This is a line from Shakespeare’s poem, Sonnet 18. “Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” True or false?

A: True B: False

Question 8Question 8 out of 10:

Okay – another word test. Shakespeare invented the word ‘dog’, true or false?

A: True B: False

Question 9Question 9 out of 10:

Shakespeare tried to be an actor first…Fact or fake?

A: Fact B: Fake

Question 10Question 10 out of 10:

Shakespeare coined many phrases we still use. One of these was “break the ice”. Fact or fake?

A: Fact B: Fake

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